Abundant Dawn Community

Floyd, Virginia, United States

Last updated: January 20, 2016 (1 year ago)

Listing created on: December 31, 1999

Mission Statement

Loving and sustainable culture

Community Description

We are the stewards and human inhabitants of 90 acres of hilly and diverse land nestled in a bend of a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We’re 28 miles from a state university, an hour from a small city with an airport, and five minutes from a small but culturally diverse town of about 500.
We have 70 acres in a Virginia Conservation Land Trust to protect the land. We continue to work on our land plan and guidelines to care for the environment as we build our dreams together.
We are committed to living thoughtfully–with beauty, economy, conviviality, and care. We love this land where we live and try to treat it well. We study and practice environmentally sound building methods, use composting or low water use toilets, and in one building area have a constructed wetland for our gray water treatment. We eat together regularly, help each other out, and enjoy each others company.
While our adult members currently include single, partnered, and married individuals, we welcome diversity of lifestyle. We strive to listen to each other as we make consensus decisions and live closely. While we have no unified spiritual path, we strive to honor different expressions of spirituality as a way to honor our diversity as individuals. We enjoy celebrations of many kinds of special days each year including Thanksgiving and the Solstices.
We share community expenses.

Links:

IC Store:
FIC’s online store of community-related books and publications, built and partly operated by an Abundant Dawn member.

Housing

Membership

Adult Members: 16

Child Members: 2

Percent Women: 51-60%

Percent Men: 31-40%

Visitors accepted:Yes

Visitor Process:

Please email us with some information about yourself and your interest in living in community. We’ll respond with some information about our visitor program. We currently use email rather than a phone contact. Phoning is not recommended as an initial point of contact, unless you do not have access to email.

Open to new Members:Yes

Membership Process:

We are committed to growing slowly and thoughtfully.

Additional Comments:

Up to individual

Up to the individual, local schools public and alternative, are close by for those who choose this option. Home schooling is also used by some members.

Government

Decision Making: Consensus (everyone agrees)

Identified Leader: No

Leadership Core Group: No

Economics

Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes

Shared Income: None

Required Labor Contribution per Week: 0

Open to members with existing debt: Yes

Additional Comments:

All independent income.

Personal debt is the sole responsibility of each member.

Not tracked by hour; averages 10 hours/week, and need not be physical labor for those with limitations in that area.

$300 security deposit for individual/family. There is also a building fee when the member is ready to build.

Monthly fees based on shared community expenses, and shared food basics.